Age dependency ratio in Sudan
Sudan: Age dependency ratio was 77.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 77.3% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Sudan peaked at 102.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.8% | 97.5% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.9% | 98.4% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 94.9% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 95.7% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 89.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 80.5% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 77.3% | 79.9% | 6 |
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More health data for Sudan
- Population ages 65 and above, female 861,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 534,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 888,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 572,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 588,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 562,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 543,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Sudan?
- Age dependency ratio in Sudan was 77.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 102.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for age dependency ratio?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.